USMC 105234: Combat Simulation and Candid Footage NYC

Item Description
Title
USMC 105234: Combat Simulation and Candid Footage NYC

Citation information
USMC 105234: Combat Simulation and Candid Footage NYC. (MCS-76-61-2; R-2-2; 57-0301.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
15/2038

Marine Corps Library Number
3227-16

Additional identifiers
MCS-76-61-2; R-2-2; 57-0301

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 105234

Decade
1960

Description
Two different films. The first showcases combat drills. F8U planes fly in formation. Aircraft bomb the shore of a beach, take off from an the USS Independence (CV-62). Marines and equipment disembark from CH47 and HR2S helicopters into field, disembark from boats onto shore. M48 tanks, machine guns, rockets, flamethrowers, LVTP6s. The second film shows street footage of pedestrians, churchgoers, athletes. NYC scenery, Washington DC scenery.

Location(s)
Unknown; New York City (N.Y.); Washington (D.C.)

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Documentary

Item collection
United States Marine Corps Film Repository

Original color
Color

Original audio
Silent

Original gauge
Film: 16mm

Original generation
Negative

Original physical length
330

Original aspect ratio
1.37:1 (Academy)

Original media type
Motion pictures (visual works)

Language
English

Contributing organization
University of South Carolina. Moving Image Research Collections


Digital collection name
United States Marine Corps Films


Rights information
Public domain.

Digital media type
Moving Image

Date digital file created
06/30/2022

Digitization information
High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5k

Digital runtime
9:07

Digital file type
video/H264